With Johnny was Zoe Davison, who was in one of the first classes to work with the Reach team in Lurgan.

Portadown College Journalism Club recording with the BBC

Meanwhile, Hollie Teggart interviewed Zoe about how Reach helped her to cope with the struggles she had as a young person.

Adam Hewitt, Kiara Stothers and Kirsty Buller were hands on throughout the day recording vox pops for the package, while Amy Cosgrove, Hannah Ashley and Gemma Davies became professionals in the Voice Over department.

Upon completion of the project, the BBC staff assisted Portadown College’s on-site Year 11 cameraman Phillip Shirley and kournalists as they recorded an additional audio visual news package relating to the consequences of listening to music through headphones.

Both packages are available on the school website at portadowncollege.com News section, as well as the BBC School Report website.

Portadown College, which is affectionately referred to as ‘PC’ has enjoyed a reputation for academic excellence since 1924.